Lesley Carter comes up with new bucket list items every year. And this year, her list includes winning a trip around the world.

The former Cape Bretoner is vying for a shot at the Biggest Baddest Bucket List contest for fellow travel bloggers.

“It’s not just the six months that you’re travelling, it’s not just the $50,000. It’s a life change,” Carter, 32, said Tuesday.

Now living in Charlotte, N.C., she is one of about 70 entrants trying to win a six-month, all-expenses paid trip to at least 25 destinations on six continents from My Destination. The journey would start in June and end in December.

The winner also receives $10,000 in spending money and another $50,000 at the end of the whirlwind trip. Throughout the trip, the winner must write about the trip for My Destination, a global travel resource.

Five of the 10 finalists will be chosen by voters from all over the world, and then another round of voting will cut the group to three finalists.

By Saturday, Carter’s submission had garnered 2,853 votes.

Carter’s entry includes a short blog post about her trip to Fiji and a video about her exploits.

“In the beginning, I wasn’t 100 per cent confident with my video, but … I started to feel a little bit better about it. And now I think that it’s a really good possibility that I could win.

“You can see that I’m excited in the video, you can see that I’m adventurous in the video, you can see that I’m willing to travel and you can see that … I like to have fun.”

Fun and adventure is what this married mother of a 10-month-old is all about.

She’s been kitesurfing, skydiving and flying with a jet pack. She wore two gowns on her wedding day, one for the ceremony and pictures, the other for rock climbing and windsurfing.

When she became pregnant, she took helicopter, airplane and glider lessons.

A former teacher, Carter established her own blog about 18 months ago after moving to the U.S. with her husband, Darren, for his new job. She now runs Bucket List Publications, an online travel blog and magazine.

She shares her love of travel with her husband and daughter, Athena, who has already been to six different countries.

As a child, she dreamed of visiting 30 countries by the time she turned 30. She hit No. 30 — Nicaragua — before age 30.

“I thought at that point … this wasn’t a hard enough goal,” she said. “I want to see 60 countries now by the time I’m 60. This contest would allow me to make sure that happens.”

The contest closes March 31 and the top 10 finalists will be announced April 12. Public voting will narrow down the top three April 26 and the judges will pick the winner May 7.